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PRONG Ink Deal With LOCOMOTIVE MUSIC, Prepare To Issue Live Album
The reunited PRONG — now consisting of singer/guitarist Tommy Victor, drummer Dan Laudo, bassist Brian Perry and touring guitarist Monte Pittman — have inked a worldwide recording deal with Locomotive Music and will release their first live album on October 15th, to be followed by a new studio recor...August 13, 2002
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JOE LYNN TURNER: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Was Approached To Play On HTP CD
Former RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was approached to play on the debut album from HUGHES TURNER PROJECT (a.k.a. HTP)—the collaboration between ex-RAINBOW/DEEP PURPLE singer Joe Lynn Turner and former DEEP PURPLE/BLACK SABBATH vocalist Glenn Hughes—but the plan never panned out, T...July 12, 2002
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Ex-DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW Guitarist Gets "Spacy"
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, featuring ex-DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, will have their latest CD, entitled Shadow of the Moon, played as "wake-up music" on board the upcoming shuttle mission STS-107, scheduled for a July 19th launch. Kalpana Chawla, a crew member aboard the flight, has mad...July 10, 2002
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Former DEEP PURPLE Guitarist To Be Portrayed In Upcoming Movie
British newspaper Sunday Mail reports: "Rising star Iain Robertson is to play guitar legend and DEEP PURPLE founder Ritchie Blackmore in a new rock movie, Telstar. Robertson, who was in SMALL FACES, will appear with ex-Eastender Paul Nicholls as a member of THE TORNADOS, who had a hit with Telstar....June 25, 2002
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT European Dates Announced
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his "companion" Candice Night, will embark on a European tour during the summer. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Jul. 15 - Ascoli Piceno, ITA @ Medievo Festival Jul. 16 – Gardone, ITA @ Vittoriale Jul. 18...June 12, 2002
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DEEP PURPLE's "Machine Head" Subject Of Upcoming "Classic Albums" Documentary
DEEP PURPLE's classic Machine Head album will be the subject of a 50-minute documentary in the third Classic Albums TV series, which is now being prepared, according to the DEEP PURPLE Appreciation Society. Previous shows in the series have provided excellent insight into the albums in question, int...June 1, 2002
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DEEP PURPLE: Who WIll Play Keyboards On Upcoming UK Tour?
London-area newspapers are advertising the upcoming DEEP PURPLE UK tour as featuring Don Airey on keyboards, despite previous reports indicating that Jon Lord would make his farewell appearance with the group on this portion of the trek. At this time, no official word has come down on who will end u...May 28, 2002
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Former KID ROCK Engineer/Programmer Comments On Possible DEEP PURPLE Collaboration
Former KID ROCK engineer/programmer Michael Bradford has commented on the possibility of a collaboration with DEEP PURPLE in the producer role for the latter's upcoming album, due in early 2003. According to Bradford, "I got a call about two months ago from the manager of the legendary DEEP PURPLE....May 14, 2002
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT To Play Live On Dutch Television
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his “companion” Candice Night, will perform the track "The Times They Are A Changin' " live on Dutch television via the popular show Kopspijkers, hosted by Jack Spijkerman, on Saturday, May 4th. The show starts a...May 2, 2002
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NIGHTWISH, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, RHAPSODY Singers Guest On Argentine Guitarist's CD
NIGHTWISH vocalist Tarja Turunen, BLACKMORE'S NIGHT frontwoman Candice Night, EDENBRIDGE singer Sabine Edelsbache, and RHAPSODY/VISION DIVINE/ATHENA vocalist Fabio Lione are among the featured guests on Infinity, the brand new studio effort from Argentine guitarist BETO VASQUES. The albummore inform...March 24, 2002
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BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Announce Scandinavian Mini-Tour
BLACKMORE'S NIGHT, featuring former DEEP PURPLE/RAINBOW guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and his companion Candice Night, will perform the following Scandinavian shows in late April: Apr. 20 Helsinki, FIN @ House Of Culture Apr. 22 Stockholm, SWE @ Cirkus Apr. 23 Gothenburg, SWE @ Tradgar'n Apr. 24 Malmo...March 9, 2002
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Archive News Oct 09, 2001
Drummer Roy Mayorga has dismissed as “false” the reports of him rejoining SOULFLY in time for the recording of the group's third full-length CD, which is due in mid-2002 (as posted here last Friday). Directly contradicting statements made by SOULFLY manager Gloria Cavalera last week, Mayorga offer...October 9, 2001
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Archive News Sep 17, 2001 - update 2
Sweden's MARDUK have announced the updated itinerary for their upcoming American trek. The dates are as follows: ... Oct. 05 - Aurora, IL @ Riley's Oct. 06 - St Louis, MO @ Creepy Crawl Oct. 07 - St Paul, MN @ The Lab Oct. 09 ...September 17, 2001
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Archive News Sep 14, 2001 - update 2
FEAR FACTORY's Raymond Herrera speaks out: “What has happened here in the U.S. is a real tragedy to say the least, I have been lucky enough not to have any friends that I know of yet, that were in the flights that were taken over or in the World Trade Center buildings at the ...September 14, 2001
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Archive News Aug 27, 2001 - update 2
The UK's KILL II THIS have been dropped by Visible Noise Records and have parted ways with singer Matt Pollock. In an e-mail sent by Visible Noise MD Julie Weir to Steve Braund of Amplify This web 'zine, it was revealed that the budget required for the recording of a new album could not ...August 27, 2001
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